User talk:WikiDanial

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You recently made some spelling changes at Edward VIII abdication crisis. The spellings you changed were the usual British spellings. Wikipedia's "rules" say spellings shouldn't normally be changed from one national variety of English to another, particularly when, as in this case, the article concerned has obvious ties to a particular country - see WP:ENGVAR. David Underdown (talk) 10:02, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Chesnutt
Regarding your latest edit, can you please look at what the source you cited says,

There's widespread speculation on the Web, but no confirmation, that Chesnutt committed suicide. "We have no comment right now on the specifics other than that his doctors are continuing to assess his condition," Constellation Records co-owner Don Wilkie wrote Thursday, while Chesnutt was in a coma. "We will issue a full statement at an appropriate time. In the interim, we request that everybody respect Vic's privacy and that of his family. Chesnutt's longtime friend, singer-songwriter Kristin Hersh, sent a message on Twitter Thursday: "I can tell you what I know, but no one knows much: another suicide attempt, looks bad, coma -- if he survives, there may be brain damage.

and then what you inserted:

It is believed that this was the direct result of another suicide attempt from Chesnutt, as was reported via Twitter one day earlier by his longtime friend, singer-songwriter Kristin Hersh, although this has not yet been independently verified.

Do you really think your edit reflects the source? --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 02:57, 27 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Okay I looked at this again and decided just to remove it.


 * 1. "It is believed". Believed by who? The source says there's speculation. That's not "believed".  KH's twitter does not mean you can write "It is believed"


 * 2. You start writing about "another suicide attempt", but didn't add content about any other suicide attempts.


 * 3. "although this has not yet been independently verified". So why put it in at all?  Please read verifability


 * Oh, and perhaps to save time 1) I know other suicide attempts were mentioned in a source and 2) I'm not doubting Kristin Hersh but her wp:TWITTER is not a Wikipedia reliable source.


 * Thanks.--Omarcheeseboro (talk) 04:36, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Also, for your "It is believed", please read Avoid_weasel_words. Thank You.--Omarcheeseboro (talk) 22:14, 27 December 2009 (UTC)




 * Thank you for your input. I shall take it under advisement.  Apparently, I have to do some more reading on Wikipedia's guidelines.  One question, though:  when there are verifiable instances of previous suicide attempts, through established news sources, why is it not appropriate to note a possible new attempt, especially when that new attempt comes from a reputable source?--WikiDanial (talk) 01:47, 28 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your reply. To answer your questions, there is nothing wrong with "noting a new attempt", as long as you reference properly.. My problems with your edit as it was is stated above.  Thanks. --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 02:32, 28 December 2009 (UTC)